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162 is a GWR 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van. In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as [[GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | GWR 66]], and were stationed at GWR loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds.
162 was built at Swindon in 1923. It arrived on the SVR from Bristol in December 1982.Ownership in the 1998 SVR stock book was recorded as ''Erlestoke Manor Fund Trustee''; the Erlestoke Manor Fund newsletter for March 2002 referred to ''Bob Marrows' ex GWR Permanent way van, much in use for painting and storing our small fittings''.<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref><ref>[http://www.erlestokemanorfund.co.uk/EMF_news/EMF_March02.html Erlestoke Manor Fund newsletter for March 2002]</ref>
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